1.6. Business and the Natural Environment
Business and the Natural Environment
Convenors
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Bart Elmore, Ohio State University |
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Bart Elmore is associate professor of environmental history at Ohio State University and the author of Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future and Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism |
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Jeremy Zallen, Lafayette College |
The chair of this session is: Christoph Viebig (Copenhagen Business School)
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Description of workshop This workshop will explore the profits and pitfalls of investigating the environmental histories of major multinational firms and businesses. Participants will discuss how to gain access to corporate archives and records, how to file Freedom of Information Act requests, and other tricks to help historians find resources on firms that might otherwise withhold relevant information related to their ecological footprint. |
For more information or if you wish to participate in this workshop, please check this document.